General
This website, weatherUSA.net, is owned and maintained by weatherUSA, LLC, affiliated with WRPN Internet Services, based in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The majority of the content on this website is provided without charge as a service to the community. Some rights have been reserved, and these rights are noted in the following "Copyright" section.
Privacy Policy
Data that is collected on this website is usually not personally identifiable information, and will never be shared with anyone outside of weatherUSA, LLC without your written consent. Examples of non-identifiable information include "cookies" that may be placed on your computer while you are viewing this website, or logged into an account that you have on this website. These cookies simply contain a unique code which allows the website to remember that you are logged in. Other information that may be stored in a cookie include your ZIP code for your personal forecast page, or the username of the account that you may be logged into. Data that is personally identifiable may include your name, e-mail address, and mobile phone number. Again this information will never be shared with anyone without your written consent. If you have any questions or comments on how your personal data is used and stored, please contact us.
Policy regarding Weather Alerts
The Weather Alerts system requires you to have either an SMS-capable (text message) mobile phone number on file, or an active e-mail address, or both. This is a "confirmed opt-in" system. You must enter a code on this website that will be sent to the proper destination before the phone number or e-mail address will start receiving weather alerts. To unsubscribe from alerts, simply login to your account, navigate to the Weather Alerts control panel, and "Delete" any alerts listed. You may also stop alerts immediately by replying with the word "STOP" to any text message alert.
Mobile phone numbers and e-mail addresses are stored in a secured database. They will never be shared with anyone outside of weatherUSA, LLC without your written consent. We dislike spam greatly and strive to protect your contact information to the fullest extent possible.
Please note: You may be charged by your service provider for receiving text messages.
Copyright
The content found on weatherUSA.net (including but not limited to images, computer code, etc.) are the copyrights of either a) weatherUSA, LLC, or b) the product's respective owner, usually mentioned along with the product. If you would like to use images, code, or other content available on this website, simply contact us for permission. If you would like to use any content that are properties of third parties, you must get permission from the respective copyright owner before you can legally use the content. Any unauthorized copying of reserved works in any form is strictly prohibited.
Data Timeliness & Limitation of Liability
The majority of the data available on this website originates from weatherUSA, LLC's office in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Causes such as weather phenomena, natural events, human error, emergencies, and Internet congestion may render this website unavailable and/or cause our equipment and servers to malfunction. Therefore, any data and information found on this website is provided without warranty of any kind as to accuracy or timeliness, and should NEVER be used to make decisions during a weather emergency (including, but not limited to, tornadoes, hurricanes, flash flooding, etc.) weatherUSA, LLC, it's affiliates, ISPs, and other third parties cannot be held liable for damages caused by the use of data found on this website.
Links
Any links ("hyperlinks" that allow the user to visit another webpage) found on this website to servers and/or web sites that are controlled by us or our affiliates are not under our control. Examples include the National Weather Service's website, which is an agency of the Department of Commerce, Government of the United States. Therefore, we cannot be held liable for any damages caused by the use of these third-party websites, and cannot control or be responsible for the content found on these websites.
Internet and Computer Crimes
No person(s) shall knowingly gain unauthorized access to, or otherwise use the weatherUSA "computer network" (physical wired and/or wireless computer network) and/or "servers" (web, email, DNS, etc.) for illegal purposes, such as cracking, hacking, and spamming. Illegal activity done onto or over our network can and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of law, as set forth under one or more of the following State and Federal laws:
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